Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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L L Mt t Si. I B. Cempagfes Sale-Dotrtioued. I bdl poles, No ?ark, Colombie. I farming mill, No mark, Colombia. 1 sooky, No mark, Colombia. 1 bbl safe 1 mt cao, No mark, Colombia. 2 bbl p fees ? old wheel; No mark, Colombia. 3 bbl p matter 1 w pot, Na mark, Colombia. 1 sk saco?m, 1 pr paotf, No mark, Colombia, 1 Sdi corean? paper, No mark, Colombia. 20 boxes soda, t s ros, J L B, Colombia. 12 s atrees, 1 bx a mair, No mark, Colombia. 1 sx c seed. 1 bx old oitb, No mark, Colomb?. 2 bx soap,1 bx old olfcb, No mark, Colombia? i 3 bx polish. No mark, Colombia. 2 bb! extract, 1 bx soap, No mark, Colombia. % bx g seed, 2 bx glass, No mark, Colombia. 5 bx soap, 1 sx p nats, No mark, Colombia. . 1 bx Extracts, No mark, Colombia. St Wolfis, - No mark, Colombia. 1 bri crockery, S ? Joses, Colombia. IO sx rice. No mark, - Colombia. 1 pkg fisdiag, No mark, Columbia. I bx marble chip:, No mark, Colombia. 1 oox sample books, No mark, Colombia. 1 sx aced, No mark. Colombia. 13 b! p paots, No mark, Colombia. 1 bl slide, No mark, Colombia. 1 plow bottom, No mark. Colombia 4 bdl bed eods, Nc mark. Colombia: 6 bdl bed rails, No mark, ? Colombia. 2 pkg ?harts. No mart, Colombia. 1 pkg map?, No mark, Colombia, trass books, No mark, Colombia. 1 crt desk, - No mark, Colombia. 1 stove, No mark. Colombia. Plants and Sea Island Cotton Seed. Cabbage Plantsi for sale, and now ready for\ deli very. "Early Jersey Wakefield" and ~ **iJbsi-;es4on Large Type Wakefield," two earliest snarphead varieties ana head in rotation ??s??aaed.' - ;^Sacoessioo." "Augusta Tracker" and "Short Stem Flat Dutch," the 3 best fiat 3se*d varieties and head in rotation as named. Prices: Single thousand, 31-50 ; 5,000 and ti?aawB2rS?perl,0C0 ; 30,000 and over, $1 per 1,000. Terms: Cash with order.; or, plants sent C. 4a.J>" purchaser paying retara charges on money. Our plant beds occupy 35 acres on Sooth i&coHsa sea coast, ano we understand growing them in the open air ; tough and hardy ; sofiaer will stand severe cold without injury. Pi ants crated for shipment Tseigh 20 lbs. per ?^SJBs?. ?nd we hxve special love rates for prompt transportation by Southern Express Ca I JO/Bj-sro* caber plants you can bay cfeeaper chan mine. I sell rood plants. No cheap "cat -i?*s2fce-" slants snipped from my farra. I guarantee those that I ship to be true to type and P^acoe. abdgrown from high grade seeds purchased from two cf the most reliable seed nouses :;4?^ ?mtM;Sta?es. I will reiund purchase price to any dissatisfied customer at erd of ... ??E COTTON SEED. Lint of our Long Staple variety of Sea Island Cotton sold this i?. Charleston on Dec. 2, at 32c. per pound. Seed per bu. ; lots of 10 bu. and over ?1 bushel. K? specialty : Prompt Shipment. True Varieties, and Satisfied Customers. I have been business for thirty-five years. , 3. GEEATY, SrSSKSSfSS? Y?SBgs island, S. C. ecS8r~332i ... m lie Job Printing Depart? menlo! the mm co. the most complete and best equipped Job printing establismentin Eastern South Caro? lina and is therefore in a position to turn out -high class commercial printing at a minimum We have every convenience and every facility for handling work promptly and econom? ically. New presses, new type, perforators, bind? era, numbering machines and skilled workmen to handle these up-to-date appliances. W? Can do printing as cheap as any other establishment in the State and if it is a cheap job you want, say so, and we will suit you in price and give better work than you can get else? where. However, we are not catering for cheap work and those who appreciate first class work, and can recognize the handicraft of a skilled printer when thejr see it, will be satisfied with the output of our job department. If in need Of printing let us submit samples and, quote prices. OSTEEN PUBLISHING CO. 8 West Liberty Street - - Telephone No. 30. Sumter, S. C. LEGISLATURE H?LL GRINDING. NOTHING MUCH ACOMPLISHED THUS FAR. Outline of Some of the Most Im? portant Bills Introducted to Date. 3y W. H..Mct;aYv Columbia, Jan. 12.-Up to today neither branch of the general assem? bly has accomplished anything in the way of legislaton, and it will likely be Monday before the mill begins to grind with method, system and reg luarity. The new engrossing depart? ment is well organized under E. H. Aull and has already done fine work, but for various good reasons the first batch of bills was not ready for in? troduction until "today. In the two days forty-five new bills have been engrossed. It is the purpose of this article to give the g"at of the more important measures so far introduced. --o The two bills seeking enactment of a compulsory education law have al? ready been referred to in this corres? pondence, and it is as weil to at once pass to the- most important dispensary measure so far engrossed for intro? duction. This is hy Senator Raysor, who has embodied the suggestions Gov. Heyward m?d? aong this line in his message. Section l prodvides for the appointment of the state board of three directors by the governor at salaries of $1,500 each instead of $400, a bond of $10,000 being required. Section 2 requires ?weekly instead of monthly sessions of the board and puts county dispensaries under ?its control. Section 3 takes away the au? thority to make purchases and gives this to the commissioner, who is or? dered to open the sealed bids for the quarterly purchases in the presence of the board; "and said contract shall be awarded to the lowest responsible bid? der not for any specified amount but for such quantities and kinds of liq? uors as may be actually required by the commissioner to fill orders re? ceived by him from county dispensers approved by county boards of control." "The commissioner shall make quar? terly reports to the state board show? ing the amounts contracted for, with the names of the sellers during the previous quarter, which report the booard shall have published in at least two daily newspapers in the state. Section 4 requires the appoint? ment of the third member of the coun ty<sboard to be made on the recom? mendation of the mayor of the coun? ty seat town, -o Citizen Josh ?sheey has his knife cut for the new immigration depart? ment. He has had a bill engrossed to cut out the whole business by repeal? ing the act establishing the bureau. Mr. Asheley is also responsible for a resolution calling for a sine die ad joiirnmnt'ori the >Uh o? February. Representative Fraser has introduced a resolution in the house seeking to abolish Saturday sessions of the house. Senator B?tl?'r has ? bill ready t& reduce the closed season for par? tridges, wiid turkeys, woodcock and pheasant to December and January and forfeid robbing the nests of any of these birds. o Senator Blease has a bill to reduce the passenger rate in this state from 3 cents a mle to 2 1-2 cents a mile, o To Amend the Aat. Senator Johnson's bill forbidding treating at elections is o? more than ordinary interest. Under a penalty ot not less than $100 and imprisonment for not less than six months, it forbids offering to pay for influence in "meat, drink or otherwise," and the person receiving meat drink or otherwise for his influence is to be fined not nore than $100 and imprisoned "at the discretion of the court, "if the offender is in office he is disqualified. The person procuring by money another to vote against any candidate or measure "the person so promising and the person procuring" shal each be punished, for the first of? fense by a fine of not ess than $100 and imprisonment for not less than a month, and for the second offense not iess than $500 or more than $5,000 and imprisonment for three to twelve months. Those offrring to procure oth? ers to vote against another by money shall each be punished for the first of of the court. Representative Morgan's bill regu? lating the operation of automobiles in the country roads is of interest and will likely pass with some amendments. Setion 1 fixes the speed limit at 15 miles an hour, except in approaching a crossing, a bridge, a steep incline or a sharp curve, in which case the speed must not-exceed six miles. The chauf? feur is required to signal an approach? ing^ person or a team, and if the driver of the team see fit he may by raising his-hand stop not only the machine but its motor as well. The motorman must pass to the right <5f*the centre - oft he-road in passing an approaching team* and in overtaking a team to the ' lefty the driver of th?-'teath ?eing rer . quired to turn to the right as soon as possible. Section 6 requires lights and bells to be carried on the machine, a white light in front and a red in the rear, and in case of heavy fog the lights must be kept lighted even in day time. The penalty for violating any of the provisions of the act is a fine of $10 to $100 and in case of judgment for damages the suit is to act as a first lien against the machine whether the motorman is the owner or not, outranking all other claims ex? cept of the same kind. -o A new bill of interest to Charleston is that granting the use of certain lands on Sullivan's Island to the fed? eral government for military purposes. -o Senator Johnson is evidently seek? ing better results in criminal cases, such asmurder and the like with his new bill requiring the attorney of the county board of commissioners to ap? pear at inquests and preliminary hear? ings of felony cases. --o Representative Hall has a bill pro? viding for the appointment of a com? mission to consist of one member of the legislature from each county in the eigth circuit to fix the time of holding court in that circuit. MOONSHINER KILLS DEPUTY. Dead Man Received Full Charge of -Buckshot Over the Cabin Door. Knoxville, Tenn., Jan. 10.-John Carver, a member of a posse of reve? nue officers in charge of Captain Wit Spears of the local raiding force, was shot and instantly killed in Cocke county. Tennessee, this morning while on a raid. The officers had located and destroyed a 70-gallon still just across the state line in North Carolina and had arrested William Prince, one of the owners, while he was at work in the distillery. Carver and Oscar Hop? kins, another posseman, were sent to the home of Wm. N. Brown, a partner in the still, to arrest him. Brown re? fused to admit the officers but instead shot over the door of his log cabin home, killing Carter instantly. The full charge of buckshot entered Carver's breast, tearing' out his heart. Brown escaped. Price was brought to New? port, Tenn., and jailed there. This is the first death of a revenue raid in this section since Sheriff Dosser of Coke county was killed about 4 years ago, within 400 yards of where today's tragedy occurred. ' STRANDED ON FIRE ISLAND. Another Big Steamer Ashore Near the Wreok of the Drumelizer. New York, Jan. 12.-During a dense fog this morning th? british steamer Indus from Cardenas for New York, ran ashore on Fire Island bar a short distance from where the Dru? melizer met disaster a few weeks ago. She was loaded with a full cargo of sugar. A strong wind Is blowing from the southeast and it looks as if a bad .storm is brewing. The vessel is listed, at 2,110 tons burden. Will Answer Lawson. Public Opinion announces that in its issue of January 19th, it will begin a series of arti?les, in reply to Thomas W. Lawson, under the g?n?ral title, "The Truth Afc?ut Frenzied Finance." The name of the author will appear at the head of the first article. The articles will be written by a well known financial writer who is thoroughly in touch with his subject, and who knows how to write ,with vigor and ability, and it is promised that before the se? ries of articles is finished, the Ameri? can public will be in a position to es? timate the real truth of "Frenzied Fi nance." PO?2?TED PARAGRAPHS. FYbm the Chicago News. You can't always tell a milk train by its cow-catcher. If a man is a coward he always claims to be conservative. Walking delegates usually ride at the expense of others. Instead of doing things today the wise man did them yesterday. Some men waste a lot of valuable time explaining their actions. A man who is satisfied with his job never reaches the top of the ladder. What has become of the leap-year "Society for the Prevention of Old Bachelors?" Married women who know how to manage husbands seldom give their plans away. A young man's idea of an attractive girl is one who doesn't care for ice cream or oysters. A large portion of our standing ar? my does a stunt on the street cars during the rush hours. It is easier for a married man to pack his trunk than it is for a bach? elor-because he has less to pack. When it comes to a quick parting the fool and his money are a close second to a woman and her secret. Washington, Jan. 12.-President j "Roosevelt announced today that he would appoint Senator Cockrell, of J Missouri, on Marh 4th. to be' a rnem berof the interstate commerce ,com- j mission, viceJa?pes D. Youmani, of of Iowa, whose term expired Ja a ?..ry 6th. Senator Cockrell's tc:m as sen? ator-expires March 4 th. ; BRYAN ENDORSES ROOSEVELT. CALLS OX DEMOCRATS IX COX GRESS TO SUPPORT HIM. Says He WU Use His Influence to De? feat Every Democrat Who Fails to Stand By President. Indianapolis, Jan. 12.-William J. Bryan in an address to the Indiana legislature yesterday, followed up the commendation of President Roosevelt contained in a speech made at Lafay? ette. Speaking on the president's rec? ommendation on railroad Igislatioxi Mr. Bryan said: "I hope every Demo? crat in the senate and house will sup? port the president to the utmost and I sayi n advance that I shall recom? mend the defeat of every Democrat for renomination wno does not stand by the president in his effort to bring about these recommendations." COXGRESS DISCUSSES COTTOX.. Representative Johnson, of This State. Expresses Desire to Put Specula? tors to Plowing. Washington, Jan. 12.-During the debate on the army appropriation bili in the house today Mr. Johnson (S. C.) made q. short speech on the cotton question. He called attention to what he said was a systematic effort, .un-, fortunately successful, to bear down the price of cotton, and asserted that there was no justification for such a brutal campaign of deception and mis? representation. "I know," he said, there are some kid glove gentry in New York who would not know a cot? ton patch from a pea patch, who are undertaking to tell the world that the southern farmer can make cotton at 4 1-2 cents. If he had the power, he said, he would have every man who gambled in cotton on the New York Cotton exchange and who said that cotton can be produce at 4 1-2 cents go down and with *his own naked hands pul the bell cord of a mule and make cotton at that price. Mr. Douglas (N. Y.). interjected the remark that most of the men specu? lating on the New York exchange were southern men, which caused Mr. John? son to declare that whether they were southern men or not, they were ene? mies of southern people and of good morals everywhere. The people of the south were holding cotton which they had no more idea of parting with at the present price than the owners of United States bonds had of selling them at 25 cents on the dollar. He predicted that before September 1, 1905, thousands of spindles in the United States and abroad would be idle because of their Inability to get cotton to spin. Mf. Johnson argued that it would be perfectly right for the southern cotton growers to agree among them? selves to a reduction of the cotton crop to the extent of 50 per cent. Mr."Slaydfin (Texas) said that a cur? tailment of the cotton crop in this country would only encourage the greater production of it in other coun? tries. He warned the southern members that they shoud not deluded by the idea that the south possessed the only climate or soil which could pro? duce cotton profitably. THE SMOOT INVESTIGATION. A Gentile Lawyer Testifies to the Good Morai Character of Mormons. Washington, Jan. 12.-F. Holzbeim er, a lawyer of Pocatello, Idaho, was the first witness today for the defense in the Reed-Smoot inquiry. He ls a Gentile, but like other witnesses he testified that the Mormons were a law abiding, mor?is class of citizens. He declared that the injection of the an? ti polygamy issue into the recent cam? paign was uncalled for, unnecessary and intended merely to subserve per? sonal ends. - m nu a? - BIG LAND DEAL. Illness of a Woman Delays the Hear? ing of an Important Land Case. ? * New York, Jan. 9.-Assistant Dis? trict Attorney Lord, who is in charge of the case of Brodie L. Duke, who is in a sanitarium suffering, it is declared from alcoholic dementia, said this morning that he had received a tele? phone message from Dr. Strum to the effect that Mrs. Duke, the bride of three weeks, was in no condition to appear at the district attorney's of? fice today. Consequently the investiga? tion into the circumstances of the proposed deal in Texas land, in which about $150.000 were in volved, will be delayed until her appearance. Special Rates Via. the Atlantic Coast Line to Xew Orleans, La.. Account the Interstate Cotton Con? vention, January 24-26, 190.), >T:C first class fare plus 25 cents. Tickets oh sale for trains scheduled to naen NJPW Oreans before January 24th. 1905. with final limit returning to January regular coupon ticket agencies only. For full information call on your nearest ticket agent or writ 2 H. M. Emerson, T. M.. W. J. Craig. T. P. A.. Wilmington, X. C. THE 4MP SUBSIDY STEM.. REPUBLICAN'S DETERMINED TO PASS THE BILL. Democratic Members of Committee Have Received Notification of Intention. Washington, Jan. 12.-Notice was served on the Democratic members of the house committee on Merchant Ma? rine by the Repubican members to? day that the majority intends to push their ship subsidy measure drafted by the joint commission of the house and senate and would work to have it pass? ed by congress at this session. Com? mittee meetings to consider the sub? sidy measure will begin Tuesday. TERRIBLE TEDDY KNUCKLES The President Will Defer to Leaders on Tariff-Leaves Question to Fi? nance Committee of Senate. Washington, Jan. IL-The author? itative announcement is made tonight, that the president will abide wholly by the decision of the finance committee of the senate and the ways and means committee of the house of representa? tives as to whether there shall be a re? vision of the tariff at an extra session of ongress. This question is onceded m by the president to be wholly a party one, although he stands personally for a moderate readjustment of schedules.. In the matter of freight rate legisla? tion and his naval programme he is. determined to fight to the last. This announcement was made this evening in the form of a statement from "one who was present at the Saturday afternoon conference at the white house." It is as-follows: "One of those who was present at the Saturday afternoon conference be tween ihe presidei.. and finance lead? ers of the senate and house, says that the presi lent told them, that while he did noi believe in any ?weepng revis? ion of the tariff, and would abide ab? solutely by the judgment of the two houses of congress ip s matter that related so particularly to them, yet he did think that the time had come when the schedules should be fairly examined, and that there should be & readjustment as to certain of them. "The president added that his - view was that a special session shotiicc take place at the earliest date at which the committee of the two houses could come to an agreement as to a bill. If they took this view, he said, he would hold himself ready to call the extra session at whatever time the members of the two committees; and especially the house committee ont Ways and Means should inform him that they would be ready with a re? port." i It was further said that the presi? dent informed those present that he would fight for interstate commerce legislation and his naval programme, but that there was , no possibility of a split over the tariff. i GOTHAM'S SCANDALS. Some Details of the Dodge-Morse Di? vorce Trial *at&? Kew Tork, Jan. 12.-District ?ttoV ney Jerome continued the investigation into the Dodge-Morse marriage tangle today. Former Judges Furman Little & Schwaraskoff? which firm once rep? resented the interests of Mrs. Dodge, appeared before the district attorney in response to subpoenas. With them were several clerks of the former firm and the books of the concern. It is understood that they go before the grand jury today. yt y THE DUKE DIVORCE CASE. The Story of the Marriage to Be Told By Old Man Duke. New York, Jan. 12.-It is expected that when Brodie L. Duke is taken be? fore Justice Gaynor in the supreme court, Brooklyn, tomorrow, he will tell the story of his marriage. A writ of ha? beas corpus was issued late yesterday afternoon by Judge Gaynor on the ap* plication of Mrs. Duke. District Attorney Jerome is contin? uing his investigation of the Duke marriage. The investigation has not reached such a stage as to warrant ac? tion by the grand jury. More witnesses are being examined today. Florida-Cuba Via the Atlantic Coast Line. During the cold months a trip to Florida-Cuba via the Atlantic Coast Line would be just; the thing to make, life worth the living. 3uperb tratns,. excellent schedules: and tickets whicnr o??er every ^ advantage poss; Me fora pleasant and attractive tr?r-. r"*or t:ll information or pamphlets call on your nearest ticket agent, or write H. M. Emerson. T. M., W. J. Craig; G. P. A., Wilmington, X. C. Glasgow, Jan. 12.-Sir Thomas Lip? ton today consulted several yacht de? signers and expert builders of yachts for the purpose of obtaining a line on what he might accomplish ?itt the way of a fourth challenge for .the Ameri? ca's cup. No decison was; reached at this conference.